Pachomius / / Philip Rousseau ; the making of a community in fourth-century Egypt

• Autore: Rousseau Philip
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1999, c1985
• Edizione: 1st pbk. print.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxxiii, 217 p. ) : maps
• Disciplina: 271
• Soggetto topico: Monasticism and religious orders - History - Early church, ca. 30-600; Asceticism - History - Early church, ca. 30-600
• Soggetto geografico: Egypt Church history
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-212) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF MAPS AND FIGURE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PREFACE -- I. EGYPT -- II. THE SOURCES -- III. FORMING THE COMMUNITY -- IV. THE DAY'S ROUTINE -- V. LIVING UNDER RULE -- VI. LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY -- VII. THE ASCETIC GOA -- VIII. MONASTERY AND WORLD -- IX. CONTINUITY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Pachomius, who died in 346, has long been regarded as the "founder of monasticism." Available again, Philip Rousseau's careful reading of the available texts reveals that Pachomius's pioneering enterprise has been consistently misread in light of later monastic practices. Rousseau not only provides a fuller and more accurate portrait of this great teacher and spiritual director but also gives a new perspective on the development of monasticism. In a new preface Rousseau reviews the scholarly developments that have modified his views and emphases since the book was published. The result is to make Pachomius an even less assured pioneer, a man likely to have been more involved in the village and urban society of his time than previously thought.
• Titolo autorizzato: Pachomius
• ISBN: 0-520-34169-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996595772703316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Transformation of the classical heritage ; ; 6.; ACLS Humanities E-Book.